Donna Donne is a traveling exhibition of contemporary art, curated by Adelina von Fürstenberg and conceived by the NGO ART for The World on the occaison of the tenth anniversary of the Declaration of Peking. After Florence it will go on to Brussels and San Paolo. The 33 artists taking part, men and women from Italy and other parts of the world, focus on the principal aspects of the femal perception of life and creativity, thus offering a very broad panorama of the different facets of the feminine identity.
Where: Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
When: October 8, 2005 to January 8, 2006
Open: 10 AM to 7 PM, everyday
Phone: 055 2645155
Web: http://www.donnadonnepalazzostrozzi.it/
We saw this show last week. Frankly I was a little underwhelmed. It isn't anything you haven't seen a million times before, and most of the artists were mature and "safe" even if the show was supposed to be edgy. I don't think I saw any placard with an artists birth date that wasn't from the 1960s or earlier. I didn't buy the catalogue so I can't offer more details. This isn't really a fair review since I can't even recall one artists name - so please do go if you are interested at all. I did like a couple of things - the video installation of a woman crushing Christmas tree balls, and some glass sculptures on a table come to mind.
Posted by: Anthony | October 26, 2005 at 03:13 PM